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Multiple isotopic components in Quaternary volcanic rocks of the Cascade Arc near Crater lake, Oregon

January 1, 1994

Quaternary lavas and pyroclastic rocks of Mount Mazama, Crater lake caldera, and the surrounding area have variable Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopic compositions. High-alumina olivine tholeiites have 87Ar/86Ar ratios of 0.70346-0.70364; basaltic andesite, 0.70349-0.70372; shoshonitic basaltic andesite, 0.70374-0.70388; and andesite, 0.70324-0.70383. Dacites of Mount Mazama have 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios of 0.70348-0.70373. Most rhyodacites converge on 0.7037. Andesitic to mafic-cumulate scoriae of the climatic eruption, and enclaves in pre-climactic rhyodacites, cluster in two groups but show nearly the entire 87Sr/86Sr range of the data set, confirming previously suggested introduction of diverse parental magmas into the growing climactic chamber. Magma evolution is described.

Publication Year 1994
Title Multiple isotopic components in Quaternary volcanic rocks of the Cascade Arc near Crater lake, Oregon
DOI 10.1093/petrology/35.6.1521
Authors C. R. Bacon, S.H. Gunn, M. A. Lanphere, J. L. Wooden
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Petrology
Index ID 70017556
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Volcano Science Center